Meanwhile, Sheryl Bradshaw, played by Anna Kendrick, is based on the real-life Cheryl Bradshaw, who nearly went on a date ...

Anna Kendrick's directorial debut, "Woman of the Hour," tells the improbable but true story of a serial killer who appeared ...

The Netflix movie about 1970s serial killer Rodney Alcala sticks close to the story but changes some key elements ...

A contestant on “The Dating Game” show, Sheryl Bradshaw (Kendrick) ends up selecting one of America’s most notorious serial ...

The chilling thriller, about a woman named Sheryl Bradshaw who crosses paths with a serial killer on a dating show, is based on a true and gruesome story. Read on to find out everything that happened.

Netflix’s new No. 1 film, “Woman of the Hour,” is based on the true story of serial killer Rodney Alcala. Here’s what happened in real life and where the “TV dating show killer” is now.

Anna Kendrick’s unflinching directorial debut, Woman of the Hour, reframes a real crime for a post-#MeToo era.

He murders Sarah by strangling her. Then we meet our protagonist Sheryl Bradshaw (Kendrick), who is based on the real-life Cheryl Bradshaw who selected Alcala as the winner of The Dating Game in 1978.

US serial killer Rodney Alcala appeared on a television dating show in 1978 and won, but never got to go on the date ...